CORONATION STREET fans watched on in horror as Bethany Platt suffered a harrowing sex abuse ordeal earlier this year, and she looks set to make a surprising decision in upcoming episodes.

The schoolgirl (played by Lucy Fallon), who previously endured the trauma of facing her rapist boyfriend and groomer Nathan Curtis (Chris Harper) in court, will reportedly start lap dancing in a bid to regain her sense of control in her relationships with men.

After becoming a victim at the centre of the sex ring, "becoming a lap dancer is about having control over men for Bethany”, a Coronation Street insider told The Sun.

"She feels she has power over the punters she's dancing for because they are paying to watch her but can't touch her," the source explained. "She pities them for wanting her and the fact she refuses to take all her clothes off helped her feel like she's the one calling the shots."

According to the show insider, Bethany will keep her new job a secret from those close to her.

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Coronation Street's Bethany Platt will reportedly turn to lap dancing

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Bethany was previously the victim of her rapist boyfriend Nathan Curtis

While her character took a trip to Milan, previously her mother Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) to tell her that she would never be returning to Weatherfield, it looks as though she could come back to face her demons.